Picture frame wraps around wall corner

At $120 it’s too rich for my taste, but the “Wrap-Around-the-Corner Frame” is a cute idea that is just a hacksaw and a trip to IKEA away from being yours. [via Freshome]

1. [Anonymous]

   um, doing this well is not so easy as you might think. You want to cut off the at the corner and join two frames, rather then cutting one in half, that way you can use the glass that came with them. Also you have to be verrrry careful to cut straight so they fit together well. And it will be tricky to join at that angle.

2. [dculberson]

   Neat idea!

   A hacksaw might not be ideal, but a good miter saw would work wonders. If you’re painting it, some wood filler could be used to make up any deficiencies in the joint. What anon1 says is a good idea; use two picture frames per tier and just bevel the very ends, so that way you don’t need to cut – or have cut – new pieces of glass.

   If you’re staining it or keeping an existing finish, cut it too big and gradually sand it down to get a tight 45 degree bevel. (Test, sand, test, sand, repeat a dozen times.) Some wood glue and a small dowel coupled with an angle clamp while the glue dries would be a nice invisible way to join the halves.

   Then again, maybe $120 is a bargain!!

3. [Agies]

   I think the tool you are looking for is a miter box.

4. [Marky]

   I’d go $120 if the glass was bent 90 degrees.

   I guess plex would be ok for the shop made version.

5. [dculberson]

   Agies, I’ve never had good luck with miter boxes. Either the slots are too big, and so allow too much variance in the angle of cut, or too tight and so end up either being deformed by the saw or not allowing the saw to move.

   But I’ve probably just had experience with bad/cheap/worn miter boxes.

   My miter saw, though, was one of my single greatest tool purchases ever. I’ve used it dozens of times to do wood trim in my house, garage, office, etc. Totally worth the $200 or so it cost me.

6. [Chris S]

   That’s a very … familiar … looking frame.

   Check out Umbra … http://www.umbra.com/

   There, the Empire Wall Frame …
   http://www.umbra.com/ustore/product/316490/c213/empire_wall_frame.html

   Since the frame is $94.50 US online, perhaps you can find an Umbra dealer near you (there is a store locator) and get a better deal.

   Myself? I count myself lucky to work just a few blocks south of the Umbra Concept Store …
   http://www.umbra.com/about/concept_store.html
   … in downtown Toronto. It’s a great place to browse at lunch!